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May 18, 2015

Ecology Study Ideas, Projects and Resources

We actually started this the week of Earth Day buuuuut we kinda dragged it out a bit.... ;)

We started out with the recycling kit from Young Scientists.

Those kits are so much fun!

The experiments included:
Make recycled paper
Make colored recycled paper
Cover a leaf in one cup of peat and cover plastic in another cup of peat. Which one decomposes?
There was something else but I have already forgotten!!! YILES!!!!

Then we planted strawberries, sunflowers, daisies and poppies. Due to the cats knocking the pots off the windowsill repeatedly, we only have the sunflowers left, but they are doing wonderfully!!!

We got some toadpoles from a friend and are watching them grow. Yes, toadpoles! I looked them up to try to see what kind of frog they would be. Turns out they aren't frogs of any kind but toads! LOL

Then we started making papier mache globes!

Deanna and I did this our first year of homeschooling.

This is what we used:

Large balloons

Phone book (for the paper scraps)

Papier mache glue (1 part water to 1 part glue OR 1 part flour to 2 parts water)

Paint

We did 2 layers of paper and glue.

Put one layer on and let it dry completely before adding the other layer.

Then we painted the water on after the 2nd layer of papier mache dried.

Once the water dried it was time to paint on the land.

If you leave the balloon intact, you can use the end of it to tie on string and hang your globe from the ceiling! :D

Here are a couple of books that we used:

We also watched quite a few Magic School Bus episodes.

Magic School Bus
Hops Home
Meets the Rot Squad
Wet All Over
Goes to Seed

After all that, we watched Planet Earth all over again! Can't get enough of it!!!

Other topics that fit in with this theme:

Earth Day-
Earth Day Resources (because Earth Day should be everyday)

Plants-
Plant Activities

Plant Resources

Worms-
Worm Activities

Worm Resources

More Earth Science Recources

HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!!!

January 12, 2015

January Homeschool Themes and Resources

We are just getting started back to schooling after the holidays. I usually give the kids (and myself) 3 weeks off at Christmas. Such a nice gift. LOL
I think we might start with some of the themes that would be great for January!! Of course, some of them we've done already.

Weather Activities

Weather Activities 2

Weather Resources

Squirrel Unit Study Resources Squirrel Appreciation Day is this month!

Polar Bear Resources

How about some countries that get a lot of winter weather??

Canada Country Study Resources

Russia Country Study Resources

Russia Resources (Small)

Here are a few more that are NOT from posts I've done before.

Ellis Island Day was on the 1st. It's not too late to do an Ellis Island Virtual Field Trip!

Here's a place to get you started on MLK Jr Day!

Montessori inspired Arctic and Antarctic Unit

Elizabeth I was crowned this month, why not start a study on the Tudors?

Here are some links for winter crafts and activities -

DLTK-Kids

Activity Village

All Kids Network

HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!!!

August 28, 2014

Leonardo da Vinci Unit Study Resources

Our first topic this year will be Leonardo da Vinci. We will be using this for science, history and art! LOVE it when one topic covers so many areas. Makes everything so much simpler. ;)

Here is a list of the books that I know we will be using. Afterward I post a larger list of books and ebooks.

The books should be easily found at Amazon or your local library.